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Cool, Wet Conditions Dominate in Kansas
Kansas Ag Connection - 08/30/2016

For the week ending Sunday, cool, wet conditions dominated the weather pattern, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. There were 4.4 days suitable for fieldwork. Topsoil moisture rated 4 percent very short, 13 short, 75 adequate, and 8 surplus. Subsoil moisture rated 3 percent very short, 15 short, 78 adequate, and 4 surplus.

Corn condition rated 1 percent very poor, 6 poor, 25 fair, 56 good, and 12 excellent. Corn dough was 92 percent, equal to last year, and near the five-year average of 93. Dented was 64 percent, near 63 last year and equal to average. Mature was 15 percent, near 14 last year, but behind 23 average.

Soybean condition rated 1 percent very poor, 4 poor, 27 fair, 55 good, and 13 excellent. Soybeans blooming was 96 percent, near 94 last year and 95 average. Setting pods was 82 percent, near 78 last year and 79 average. Dropping leaves was 2 percent, near 5 last year and 4 average.

Sorghum condition rated 1 percent very poor, 3 poor, 22 fair, 59 good, and 15 excellent. Sorghum headed was 96 percent, near 94 last year, and ahead of 85 average. Coloring was 50 percent, ahead of 42 last year, and well ahead of 30 average. Mature was 3 percent, near 2 both last year and average.

Cotton condition rated 1 percent very poor, 2 poor, 29 fair, 64 good, and 4 excellent. Cotton squaring was 93 percent, equal to last year, and near 97 average. Setting bolls was 65 percent, behind 74 last year and 77 average. Bolls opening was 7 percent, near 8 last year and 10 average.

Sunflower condition rated 0 percent very poor, 2 poor, 28 fair, 63 good, and 7 excellent. Sunflowers blooming was 89 percent, near 85 last year and 86 average. Ray flowers dried was 15 percent, near 17 last year, and behind 27 average.

Alfalfa hay condition rated 1 percent very poor, 4 poor, 31 fair, 58 good, and 6 excellent. Alfalfa hay third cutting was 94 percent complete, near 95 last year, but ahead of 89 average. Fourth cutting was 43 percent complete, ahead of 37 last year, and well ahead of 22 average.

Pasture and range conditions rated 1 percent very poor, 4 poor, 24 fair, 61 good, and 10 excellent. Stock water supplies were 1 percent very short, 6 short, 90 adequate, and 3 surplus.


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